1. Britain vs. United States

2. Freedom of the seas – Britain was fighting a war against the French – British would force U.S. sailors to work on British ships – British ships would seize U.S. cargo – British supported American Indians – President Jefferson wanted to remain neutral, or not take sides in the war

3. U.S. forces fought Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian leader resisting pioneer settlements in Indiana The British supported Tecumseh

4. A man named Francis Scott Key watched the attack on Fort McHenry and the next day the American flag was still flying high This inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner The British realized they couldn’t afford to keep fighting the Americans AND the French anymore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRQ8-MMX28

6. The Treaty of Ghent had been signed after the Battle of Baltimore Neither commander of the U.S. or the British heard about this treaty in the south, so a battle was fought even after a peace treaty had been signed The Americans still won and that put an exclamation mark on the war

8. 1) Respect and national pride – we took our place among the best nations in the world 2) Words to national anthem – Francis Scott Key writes the official song of America 3) Other than that, not much…a random and pointless war that the U.S. wanted nothing to do with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2HNH9orkTQ

9. What do the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem have in common towards the American Identity?

10. I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.